A major step will be taken in the delivery of the research-based
segment of the Legal Education & Training Review (LETR) now
that the a key discussion paper and headline findings from the
draft Literature Review have been revealed.

The Bar Standards Board, the lead regulator for courtroom
advocates in England and Wales, has called on fellow regulators to
join with it in pressing ahead with an innovative scheme to
maintain and improve standards of advocacy.

The Bar Council, which represents barristers in England and
Wales, and the Bar Standards Board (BSB), the regulator of
barristers in England and Wales, have today published the first
full edition of Bar Barometer, an annual report on statistical
trends within the Bar.

The Bar Standards Board (BSB), the regulator of barristers in
England and Wales, is consulting on the introduction of an Aptitude
Test for all prospective students wishing to enter the Bar
Professional Training Course (BPTC).